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MUH to CWE: distance & flight time
Mersa-matruh (Mersa Matruh Airport) → Cairo (Cairo West Airport)
235 mi
378 km · 204 nm
1h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
235 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 5m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MUH — Mersa Matruh Airport · Mersa-matruh, Egypt
- CWE — Cairo West Airport · Cairo, Egypt
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near MUH
- DBB · El Alamein International Airport78 mi away
- HBE · Borg El Arab International Airport149 mi away
Near CWE
- CAI · Cairo International Airport29 mi away
- HBE · Borg El Arab International Airport91 mi away
- ALY · El Nouzha Airport93 mi away
- PSD · Port Said Airport112 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MUH from CWE?
The flight distance from Mersa-matruh (MUH) to Cairo (CWE) is 235 miles (378 km, 204 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MUH to CWE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 5m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MUH to CWE?
Nonstop service on MUH–CWE depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MUH to CWE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MUH–CWE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MUH to CWE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MUH–CWE tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.